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Nice catch and top reel choice, what stick you got that strapped to ?

Good luck Ray, I not long got back from doing a darwin trip with a group of blokes and after reading numerous articles of guys making the trip to darwin for years on end and being unlucky, i'm proud to say that i caught a 72cm barra and unfortunately not much else. Hoping to go back again next year and get another one along with one of those big black dewies that i missed out on catching. I read the" how to post pics" post but i can't see the attachment button on my screen or anywhere for that matter so i'm a little confused how to so maybe at a later date. cheers.

maybe first thing to do is to take your brothers set up to the park to practise cause if he can cast it, it's not going to make that much of a difference by getting a different brand rod & reel to the shimano, you may still have the same problem. I use a number of set ups and if holding a heavy rod is a concern of yours, you could try the the 12ft silstar crystal blue / crystal power tip rated @ 8-12kg yet sensitive enough to feel bream bite and quite light. They are quite wippy and can cast a mile. I have my own pref. for reels,i like the daiwa emblem pro, okuma salina 11 10000 & 16000 which i use on a multitude of rods. I'm not a bad caster but i was fishing with this guy once who had an overhead with a 9ft rod who outcast me. i couldn't believe my eyes ( just to throw another spanner in the worx) cheers

nice catch mate

you know what they say, " if you can't be good then be good at it ". Congratulations.

don't you just love the unexpected. He knows how to fish now

Good read, what alvey set up you using mousse? something timeless about alvey pics. cheers

i say ' God Damm' They do exist in sydney waters

your a good mate Dan, normally mates f#%k each other, this post will come in handy as mine doesn't feel quite right at the moment. oi macka, i for some reason forget all the important stuff and only remember the dumb things. cheers boys

So how did you go with it all, curious to know what you ended up with. cheers Pete

a good a time as any to get amoungst it - enjoy.

Congrats on the super kingy, all the hard work you put in was worth it.

i think with my stomach and who knows, i might get some (_._) after wards. What would you do ?

good info and thanks for the insight. cheers

Tragic news for Bob, i took the misses on a fishing charter down narooma way at xmas time and all i caught was 1 moey - 1.5kg, SHE.... caught snapper (2kg), moey's ranging from 2kg up to 3.5kg and they were monsters with me baiting her hooks. WTF !! Now she has some insight into fishing and how the bloke right beside can be doing the exact same thing and it just won't be his day. Nice catch.

and if i was a betting man, would that also be the non level wind kind ?

that abu 7000 and 10000 are overheads right ? did it take a fair bit of practise to cast with ? friend of a friend casts with a 9ft rod using an overhead and says the same thing about casing a mile.

there is some soft spots in the sand walking around in the lake there while the tide is running out, you can sink almost a foot.

and then you would have had burning shoulders carrying that king all the way back to the car cheers

SUPER bream cheers

Hi Guys, Pretty good reading all this info about alveys - has anyone had experience with the new snyder jack alvey special rod ? It doesn't have one of those really big first guides however i'm not sure if it makes that much of a difference - your thoughts ? Cheers Pete

right on the money matey, agree with you all the way and the 10ft version is the sniper and it's a weapon also, the 2 piece version anyhow, can't speak for the 3 piece.

That was an enjoyable read E, thanks for sharing.

Good info here guys, i might need to up the anti as 4/0's just won't cut it. Cheers Pete